The Penn's Grove record., 1887-01-15
REV, GILDoN ELviN/


Rev. ellOos Et~NXM 81
a member of the New JERSEY NJ. T..
Conference, and Pastor of st. Pauls
Church, ~Pennsgroye, died Oh last Mon
day morning about 2 O'Clock, aged 80
years. He was appointed to this charge
two years ago next March, being the
first pastor of the new church. He had
always been well until recently. Last
Wednesday three weeks ago he went to
Philadelphia. The ferry boat was so
crowded that he had to stand outside
and caught cold. Being Il hearty, ro-
bust man he did not take AZ much pre-
caution to exposure or q cold as some
Others would have done. The follow
ing day, Thursday. he preached the fun
eral sermon Of Wm. Allen, and receiv-
ed more exposure and more cold at the
interment at Perkintown and never fill
cd his pulpit afterwards. He had al
attack of rheumatism which grew
worse. symptoms of pneumonia and
pleurisy set In which bsfjedZthe COM
bired skill of Drs. hutchinson and u
H. Croft, and the teuhsr care of the
faithful! and watchful members of the
Church. He got worse and remained
critical several days before the fatal
end came. He leaves u widow and a
daughter about ) years old.
The funeral services took place on
i hss -~TfhhHdresstay morning il u Paula
Church. 1t was a very sad occasion.
Business was generally suspended in
Pennsgrove, the wagon factory and the
| public school closed 81 that the last tri-
butes of respect of the people was CIV
| EN- to the popular pastor OF st. Pauls
| Church almost unanimously. People
| from the country and towns for miles
| around were present. A delegation OF
| fifteen OF twenty ministers of the Con-
| ference were present and a number OF
| the deceased's relatives and friends
from a distance. The Church was
| neatly draped in respect for the lost
| shepherd. The members Of the
| Church, the Sabbath school, and Mr..
| Elvin's Sabbath School class each gave
| handsome floral tributes, u broken
| column on which was a white dove
| mounting upwards. gates ajar, and a
howery pillow.
The remains, preceded by the visit
| ing ministers, was borne from the par
sonage to the Church soon after 1880
| O'Clock. The services were in charge
of Rev. G. b. Wight, of Camden, who
read the NJ. E. services on entering the
| Church as he did also the opening
| hymn, Brock OF Ages" which was sang
by the choir. Prayer was made by
Rev. ]. L. Roe, of Salem, after which
Presiding Elder G. L. Dobbins, read
the ministerial burial services. The
900 hymn, "Rest from thy labor, rest
was sung by the choir. Rev. G. b.
Wight read q brief account Of Mr.. Ell
WINS life aud supplemented it with
some exemplary remarks. Rev. G. k
Morris, of Philadelphia, and j. r. West
wood, Of Trenton, followed with short
pathetic, elevated, and refined remarks
for the occasion. Rev. j. Y. DobbiDs
of Camden, spoke most feelingly from
personal experience concerning the de
ceased brother. He said that the pros
poets OF brother Elyin we're not sur
passed by any other young member OF
the Conference. There was a cuInbi-
nation Of qualities in his mind that
were rarely seen. Mr.. Dobbins had
been surprised by his knowled ge. With
intense masculine strength he had wei
defined purpose and great thought for
the church He believed IN God and
himself with no selflshneSs or craving
OF the spirit. Rev. j. G. Mobiles thei
spoke a few feeling remarks on his per
sonal experience with brother Elyin il
his last hours, after which Miss Fan
ME Springer sang a solo, accompanied
with a chorus, entitled Beyond the
Smiling and the Weeping"
The lid OF the coffin WAS raised abou
II O'Clock. The corps looked Yer,
natural and WAS bedecked with raI'
flowers around the edge of the easket
which was silver mounted and coyere,
with cloth. For nearly n hour
constant stream of people passed b
the remains to take their hnal look u
the lost pastor. Over 800 people WEI
present. The church was crowded I
its seating capacity and their was no
enough standing room in the g All
In the gallery TO accommodate near all
1t was the largest funeral ever hel
in P~ennsgrove.
The remains were borne 10 their hui
resting place In the northwest corn'